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  • Philippines Typhoon Haiyan

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    PDA is responding to the Philippines in collaboration with our mission partner the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and fellow members of the ACT (Action by Churches Together) Alliance. An initial grant of $50,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing funds will help provide emergency food, water and other basic humanitarian needs…

  • Presbyterian Center celebrates publication of new hymnal

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    Pre-orders of Glory to God will be delivered by Oct. 10 October 2, 2013 Presbyterian News Service Bethany Daily LOUISVILLE Employees at the Presbyterian Center here gathered this morning for worship and to celebrate the publishing of the new Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hymnal, Glory to God. At the beginning of the service, congregants sang the…

  • A Call to Action from PC(USA)

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    The Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is urging people to personally engage Congress about Syria and to pray. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hRT3x7w4zQk Click here to read the Presbyterian News Service article by Bethany Daily “PC(USA)’s Syrian partners urge dialogue, not military strikes.”

  • Mid-Council Commission Unanimously Recommends Fewer/Larger Synod Model

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    Collaborative model calls for synods, presbyteries to take lead in reducing number of synods to no more than eight. Presbyterian News Service Jerry L. Van Marter DALLAS The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Mid-Council Commission voted tonight (September 10) to recommend to next summer’s 221st General Assembly that the number of regional Synods be reduced from 16…

  • Mosaic of Peace Conference in Israel/Palestine

    Mosaic of Peace Conference in Israel/Palestine

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    April 28 – May 10, 2014 INFORMATION This is a kairos moment for the church, a time of urgency and opportunity to hear and heed the call for peace coming from the Holy Land.  In faithful and hope-filled response, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program’s Mosaic of Peace conference invites Presbyterians to experience this remarkable and troubled region, encounter its diverse…

  • Let’s Get It Started

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    National Evangelism and Church Growth’s 2013 Conference September 16-19, 2013 St. Pete Beach, Florida 1001 new worshiping communities | church renewal through new beginnings | disciple-making that transforms and strengthens existing congregations For more information click here.

  • Presbyterian Youth Triennium Prepares for more than 5,000 Participants

    Presbyterian Youth Triennium Prepares for more than 5,000 Participants

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    Louisville Paul Seebeck Communications Ministry, Evangelism & Church Growth More than five thousand participants-5,241 as of July 9 and counting – will gather for this week’s 2013 Presbyterian Youth Triennium, held July 16-20 at Purdue University. “What a great thing, some five thousand Presbyterian youth getting a week of immersion in the faith community and…